'NCIS': Mark Harmon's Gibbs Is Gone, and Fans Are Inconsolable
10/12/2021 12:19 pm EDT
'Feels surreal'
"Even though we knew this was happening, it feels surreal and I still don't think [NCIS] will be the same," tweeted one viewer. "Others can come and go but Mark Harmon/Gibbs IS the foundation of NCIS."
'Wasn't fully ready'
"Ducky is the last original one left from the first episode. McGee is the second to the last original from the first season," noted another viewer. "I totally understand Gibbs leaving. I just wasn't fully ready."
Fans 'cried'
"I hope this isn't goodbye forever. But after speculation and rumors surfaced last week that you might be killed off, I am so relieved...but still sad. and cried!" shared somebody else. "If you were killed off, I would have had to 'unwatch' every episode!"
''NCIS' isn't 'NCIS' without' Harmon
"Reflecting on 19 years of Leroy Jethro Gibbs & the gifted [Mark Harmon] breathed life into a complex, fascinating character & brought him into our homes every week," one fan reacted to Harmon's exit. "Well done, sir. Well done."
Some viewers may stop watching
"I've been a fan since S2. It was devastating when (Michael Weatherly) left. However, the show is Gibbs, how does it go on successfully w/o him?" asked somebody else. "Once I watch last nights ep it will be deleted from my DVR! The story just isn't the same."
'Going to miss him'
"I am grateful to Mark Harmon for the years he dedicated to [NCIS]. I am a die hard fan and watch reruns daily. It was time to give up working such a grueling schedule," wrote another viewer. "I'm sad but ok. Enjoy! Hope to see Gibbs in flashbacks and cameos or remain as a consultant like Dr Mallard!"
The show 'won't be the same'
"My heart broke when Kate left. My heart broke when Ziva left. My heart broke when Tony left. My heart broke when Abby left. Now Gibbs?! The heart and soul of the show is leaving??" tweeted another shocked fan. "I don't know how much more heart break I can take."
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